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Yansh is Nigerian slang for ass. When I get a Nigerian 419 spam, I usually tell them to kiss my yansh.

Let’s see if I can start a word burst here. I also think the word yansh sounds better than ass & should be used more often.

BTW, that song is “Yansh” by Antibalas.

It never fails. I didn’t hear from my co-workers all day. This morning I thought I fixed a bug for the server-side code. I was getting ready to stop working at 5 and they started emailing me about various things.

I can’t work a normal schedule when my company is on the other coast with a 3 hour difference.

My Sony Ericsson T68i arrived, but unfortunately it won’t accept my T-Mobile SIM card. It came with a new AT&T SIM card, but I’d rather keep my T-Mobile service and not sign up for a new service and have to change my cell phone number.

When I try to use my own SIM card, I get the message “Insert correct SIM card”.

[Daypop Top 40]

Word Bursts are heightened usage of certain words in weblogs within the last couple days. They are indicators of what webloggers are writing about right now, in contrast to Top 40 and Top News which are indicators of what webloggers are linking to currently. Word Bursts can frequently indicate current events of interest that are not usually accompanied by links. Sample weblog posts accompany each word burst.

Here’s a state constitutional amendment that flew right under my radar. A proposal to Lower the voting age from 18 to 16 years old. (The Sun-Sentinel seems to have this story to itself. It also runs a good-humored editorial (and column) about it. [Flablog]

Here we go again with world news that points out the folly of the Bush Administration’s obsession of fighting a war with Iraq while the U.S. is directly threatened by the very real and present danger of North Korea [Mac Net Journal]

The great duct tape conspiracy? It seems that 46% of all duct tape is produced by the Manco Company of Avon, Ohio. The company, a division on Henkel inc, was run by Jack Kahl until just after Bush’s 2000 election. It turns out Mr. Kahl donated no less than $100,000 to GOP committees in the 2000 election cycle. Has Tom Ridge become the official spokesperson of all things duct tape purely out of his concerns for our security here in the Homeland? Got
duct tape? via boingboing [metafilter.com]

I just bought a Sony Ericsson T68i Bluetooth phone on eBay. It should work nicely with my PowerBook G4, and since it’s GSM, all I have to do is move the SIM card from my Nokia phone to transfer my T-Mobile service.

I visited my mom today, and here are some random thoughts & observations from my trip.

• People were driving like nuts today. A few were driving 40 or less on I-95, others were weaving in and out with almost no room to pass.
• How did Sample Road get its name?
• “Extra Ball” by Loketo is not a good song to listen to while driving, since it contains the sound of screeching tires followed by a crash.
• I had to buy gas when I got to my mom’s place. It’s up to $1.84 in Palm Beach County – I should have bought it before I left since it’s about $1.79 in Broward.

When U.S. Foreign Policy Meets Biblical Prophecy “Does the Bible foretell regime change in Iraq? Did God establish Israel’s boundaries millennia ago? Is the United Nations a forerunner of a satanic world order?
For millions of Americans, the answer to all those questions is a resounding yes”

“Leaders have always invoked God’s blessing on their wars, and, in this respect, the Bush administration is simply carrying on a familiar tradition.” [metafilter.com]